Weather

Fairly heavy showers are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts

Published

3 years ago

2023/03/5

Priyan

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva and provinces and North-Central province.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Winds will be north-easterly and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam and sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

The sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Colombo via Puttalam and sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough at times. Other sea areas around the island will be moderate

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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Showers expected in the Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts

Published

17 hours ago

2026/07/24

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 JULY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

A few showers will occur in coastal areas of the Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Dry weather will prevail over the other areas of the island.

Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Northern, North-central provinces and in Hambantota and Puttalam districts.

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Showers will occur in the Western and North-western provinces and Galle, Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts

Published

2 days ago

2026/07/23

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 JULY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

A few showers will occur in coastal areas of the Western and North-western provinces and Galle district during the morning. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts after 2.00 p.m. Dry weather will prevail over the other areas of the island.

Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Northern, North-central provinces and in Hambantota and Puttalam districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Weather

A few showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts

Published

3 days ago

2026/07/22

Priyan

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 JULY 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

A few showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva and Eastern provinces after 2.00 p.m.
Dry weather will prevail over the other areas of the island.

Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over the Northern, North-central provinces and in Hambantota, Trincomalee districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.